Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-16
LOADED WITH LEAD.
Express Messenger Smith on the e.. I'll.
and 3. A. Near ii Paso Does Up
Tive Of Those Besperad0es.
dc Wnl Receive $4,000 and An Elegant
Medal for His Merry Action on
the Occasion.
THE MESSENGERS STORY.

special 20 the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX, Oct. 15.-G. E. Smith,
the Wells, Fargo & Co.'s messenger, who
slew the two train robbers last night, was
seen by your reporter this morning at the
Southern Pacific depot. He made the
following statement:
"About 8 O'Clock l left FL Psso last
evening on the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio through east bound passen-
ger IS express messenger for the Wells,
Fargo Co. About half way between Ell
Paso and Ysleta the train stopped. l
heard a shot and thought it was track
signal torpedo. then heard loud swear
ing, and on sticking my mead out of the
door saw man firing revolver. l blew
out the lights, and with Mr.. BeardsleY,
VINO was in the car with
| me retired to the back of the car. AS
did this he robber put giant powder in
the plsce and blew the door open. told
Beardley he had better get out first with
his gun on his person. AS he stepped
down left my gun in the middle OF the
door on the floor. It was my intention TO
hit the robber es l landed with my fist
six shooter, but Beardsly was rather be-
tween US and 1 could not reach him. The
ro0ber then wanted to get in and strike .
light, and volunteered my services and
COPYRIGHT back into the Car. As got on
the Car floor l caught hold of my gun,
and, cunning quickly, placed it at the
robbers heart, and said "D-n you"
The ball went through his heart.
HE FELL OVER DEAD
| with gurgling grunt. The other rob-
Der then fired at me, and the ball missed
nv head about the sixteenth OF sn Inch.
| fred back and came near hitting the en-
gineer. The other robber then delfner-
stely carried his dead psi to the engine
and ordered the fireman to put him OF, at
J the same time asking the latter whist was
the matter. Then the fireman answered,
tHe's hurt pretty bad,' and he was hurt
so bad that he will never hold up another
tram IN this world.
"Just at this juncture I, who had been
keeping out the second Tobber and trying
to get a shot, but was prevented on &C
count of the fireman being SO near,
noticed the fireman step aside few feet,
and nv opportunity arrived. l was
quick to seize it, and Crashed
a single bsrrel shotgun snd fired. The
second victim reeled and uttered death
ike sound, but recovered himself, end in
9 stopped shape ran away" He was not
found until this morning, when his corpse,
cold and stiff, and his face and body
RIDDLED WITH BUCK
shot and covered with blood, wss discov-
cred in little gully not fifty feet away
He was found by Deputy United States
Marshal V&nriper, VINO brought the body
into the CITY on haudcart. ~ killed the
leader the first shot," eXclaim ed Smith,
and "thst's what did it.
"The object Of the second man in
getting his pard On the engine was to
unlock the iron horse and get away
from the authorities without leaving q
cleW. | did the work though"
Marshal White and United States Dep.
uty Marshals VsnriPer aud Ross and a
posse sre securing the woods
for third man, although Smith did
not see bat two. Three Iadians are on
his trail, and cIsim that they are right.
The robbers names found on their per-
sons are J. S, Emerson and Bernard N.
Dohard. The first named was the first
killed. The railroad boys Ct the South
ern Pacific depot think they recognize the
dead robbers as tie gang tnat wss play
ing bsll in front Of the depot day Or two
sgo. Both Of them look nearly alike. Or
Dohard WAS found q memorandum with q
buck-shot hole through it. A pain gold
ring, an imitation diamond ring and $4l
in money was on his person. He
YVES about FIVE feet and one-hal
tell and about twenty-five or tWenty-siz
years old. He was well dressed in blue
suit. The other robber, j. S Emerson
was the same age as his psi. He was
nearly six feet tall, weight probably liz
pounds and had auburn hair and smooth
face except q stubOy beard. Both bac
this. He was 8 muscular fellow. Oh
his person was found S145 10 money anC
check for trunk issued st Terr'
Haute, Ind, September 6.
Messenger Smith will receive $4,000 TO-
HIS LITTLE JOB
last night. The Southern Pacific Rail
way has $4,000 standing offer for escl
man and Wells, Fargo & Company neVe
fail to come to time. beautiful golt
medal on which will be e fitting tribut
in engraved letters to Messenger Smit
will be given by the citizens of Ell Paso
A freight train was Immediately behin
the passenger. A brakeman pu
out his lantern and at ono
, ran back to flag the freight. A stra
shot whizzed past his head, but he ran O.
about three miles and stopped tn
freight, thereby avoiding a terrible &C
cident.
The old saying that woman is OF tn
bottom of everything is true sgair
Messenger Smith had fine basket c
GRAPES for his girl on the train, and b
virtually admitted to q reporter that
was this little token of love that cause
him to defend and fight st the risk of hi
n life. Smith was the coolest perso
It among the whole number of citizens me
s to-day. He talked about the episode {
s last night as if 1t was in his line OF bust
ness, and says he was not the least excit
ed or unnerved until the job was done